Elements of the Structure and Terminology of Agricultural Education in Japan.

Overview & Synopsis

Agricultural education in Japan is treated in this study with special emphasis given to the relationship between agricultural education and the general system of education in view of the trend in many countries to develop closer links between them. The contents are divided into four main sections: (1) The scope and structure of agricultural education and training; (2) agricultural education at three school levels (first level, elementary; second level, secondary; third level, junior colleges, 4-year colleges, and graduate schools); (3) agricultural training within social education, and (4) farmers' training within agricultural extension services, including course outlines from training institutes especially established for the purpose of agricultural education. The study concludes with three pages of agricultural education terms (keyed to page numbers in the text) listed in both English and Japanese. (BL)